Adam M. Russell

Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Covington, Kentucky

Russell & Ireland Law Group, LLC
Adam M. Russell
Russell & Ireland Law Group, LLC

Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage; view more

Licensed in Kentucky since: 2007

Education: Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2021

Russell & Ireland Law Group, LLC

726 Greenup Street
Covington, KY 41011 Visit website
Details

Managing partner and co-founder of Russell & Ireland Law Group, LLC, Adam M. Russell focuses his practice primarily on personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Adam particularly enjoys complex litigation, often involving disputed liability with muti-jurisdictional issues.  Based in Covington, he represents injury victims and their families throughout Kentucky and Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Adam works to recover fair compensation for preventable harms or losses, most often litigating against insurance companies and large corporations.   Admitted to practice in Kentucky and Ohio, as well as the Federal Court before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Kentucky and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.  Early in his career, Adam served as conflict counsel for the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, where he gained courtroom and trial experience representing individuals being prosecuted for various criminal allegations.  Adam has trial experience throughout Kentucky and Ohio, and has even tried cases together his wife, Kristin Russell, who is also a partner in his office. 

Adam's personal injury clients have incurred economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence of other parties. The types of cases that he has worked on have included defective and dangerous products, truck and other motor vehicle crashes, and auto-pedestrian accidents, and he has been able to obtain numerous sizable negotiated settlements and jury awards during his career. His fellow attorneys have taken note of Mr. Russell's successful track record as well as his high degree of ethics, and they have awarded him a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo.

Adam belongs and participates in numerous professional organizations, including the Kentucky Justice Association (KJA), the Northern Kentucky Bar Association (NKBA), the Ohio Association for Justice (OAJ), American Association of Justice (AAJ), and Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers Program, (NKVLP) where he also serves on the board and as Secretary.  Adam attended the University of Kentucky for his undergraduate degree where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration (finance) with a minor in economics in 2004. He then went on to pursue his legal education at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2007.  Adam has been practicing in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area for seventeen years.  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, volunteering in his community, and coaching youth sports including football and basketball.  

Practice areas

Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Insurance Coverage

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Assault, Bad Faith Insurance, Brain Injury, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 70% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
  • 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 10% Insurance Coverage

First Admitted: 2007, Kentucky

Professional Webpage: https://www.russellattorney.com/About/Adam-M-Russell.shtml

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Cincinnati Bar Association, Member
  • Butler County, Ohio Bar Association, 2021
  • Ohio Association of Justice
  • Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Member
  • Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Member
  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • Kentucky Justice Association, Member
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2009
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2018
  • Ohio, 2008
  • Kentucky, 2007

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Volunteer Attorney - LABG / NAACP / NKVLP Felony Expungement Clinic Legal Aid of the Bluegrass in partnership with the NAACP and the Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyer Program Felony Expungement Clinic (3/25/25) - Volunteered and assisted patrons with expungement process, 2025
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach - NKB Baseball - Kenton County, KY, 2024
  • NKVLP - Board Member, Secretary Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyer's Program - Board Member and Secretary, 2025
  • Volunteer Coach - Middle School Boys Basketball - Kenton County, KY, 2025
  • Volunteer Attorney -  Kenton County Legal Help Center Assist patrons with various legal issues and assist with preparing legal documents for filing.  , 2025

Educational Background

  • University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business - Finance and Economics, 2004
  • Salmon P. Chase College of Law - Northern Kentucky University J.D., 2007

Honors

  • Recipient of "Nick of Time" award for pro bono service to client in need of transportation and access to medical supplies. , Nick of Time Award, Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyer Program, 2023

Office location for Adam M. Russell

726 Greenup Street
Covington, KY 41011

Phone: 859-535-0180

Selections

2 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2020 - 2021

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